passant

adjective /ˈpæsənt/

1. Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.

   He them espying, gan himselfe prepare, / And on his arme addresse his goodly shield / That bore a Lion passant in a golden field.

2. Currently in use; in vogue.

   obsolete

   Many opinions are passant concerning the basilisk, or little king of serpents, commonly called the cockatrice [...].

Where it comes from

From Middle English passaunt (c. 1300), from Old French passant.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry passant (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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